• Lead Med Social Worker-MSW

    Premier Health (Dayton, OH)


    General Summaries

     

    Department: Social Services

     

    Shift:, Status: Full-Time /** **80 hours per pay period

     

    Shift:** **8:30 - 05:00

    Facility: Miami Valley Hospital

    *Sign-up Bonus available

     

    Provides direct and indirect clinical social work and discharge planning services for patients and their families in various inpatient and outpatient settings. Participates as a professional team member in patient care planning along with other hospital and community agency personnel. Frequent contact with patient care services staff, physicians, and ancillaries to discuss patient care and diagnostic needs. Participate in care rounds and other interdisciplinary collaboration within the in-patient and outpatient programs. Frequent contact with community agencies, third party payers, outside review organizations and case managers. The medical social worker/team leader, under the direction of the manager, will coordinate and oversee the activities of the social work team, providing daily coordination of team workload and assignments as well as resource to team members regarding difficult clinical and operational issues. Administrative duties include assisting in selection of and orientation of new employees, monitoring team performance, participation in leadership with manager/director.

    Qualifications

    Education

    + **Minimum Level of Education Required:** Master’s degree

    + **Type of degree:** N/A

    + **Area of study or major:** Social Work

    + **Preferred educational qualifications:** N/A

    + **Position specific testing requirement:** N/A

    Licensure/Certification/Registration

    + **Required:** LSW

    + **Preferred:** LISW

    Experience

    + **Minimum Level of Experience Required:** 1–3 years of job-related experience

    + **Prior job title or occupational experience:** N/A

    + **Prior specific functional responsibilities:** N/A

    + **Preferred experience:** Previous hospital or community social work experience required. Knowledge of community agencies preferred

    + **Other experience requirements:**

    + Excellent interpersonal skills

    + Critical thinking and ability to communicate in writing

    + Excellent organizational skills

    + Ability to work in a busy, stressful environment